LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (10 February 2022)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa.

Today the institute reports 3,169 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,634,811. This increase represents an 8.8% positivity rate.

Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), there may be a backlog of COVID-19 mortality cases reported. Today, the NDoH reports 203 deaths and of these, 12 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 96,705 to date.

22,591,175 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector Total tested New tested
Private 12,240,809 54.2% 20,250 56.1%
Public 10,350,366 45.8% 15,863 43.9%
Total 22,591,175 100.0% 36,113 100.0%


PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (32%), followed by Western Cape (19%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 14%; Mpumalanga accounted for 12% and North West accounted for 7%. Free State and Limpopo each accounted for 6% respectively; Eastern Cape accounted for 4%; and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s new cases.

The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:

Province Total cases for 09 February 2022 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 09 February 2022 New cases on 10 February 2022 Total cases for 10 February 2022 Percentage total
Eastern Cape 341,900 0 341,900 119 342,019 9.4
Free State 198,414 0 198,414 176 198,590 5.5
Gauteng 1,177,022 0 1,177,022 1,003 1,178,025 32.4
KwaZulu-Natal 646,156 0 646,156 446 646,602 17.8
Limpopo 152,934 0 152,934 187 153,121 4.2
Mpumalanga 187,675 0 187,675 366 188,041 5.2
North West 187,940 0 187,940 224 188,164 5.2
Northern Cape 107,534 0 107,534 58 107,592 3.0
Western Cape 632,067 0 632,067 590 632,657 17.4
Total 3,631,642 0 3,631,642 3,169 3,634,811 100.0


THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 8.8%, which is lower than yesterday (9.2%). The 7-day average is 8.5% today, which is lower than yesterday (8.8%).

 

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

There has been an increase of 86 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The following table is a summary of reported COVID-19 admissions by sector.

Sector Facilities Reporting Admissions
to Date
Died to Date Currently Admitted
Private 259 227,800 39,001 2,092
Public 407 274,241 61,712 2,262
TOTAL 666 502,041 100,713 4,354

 

VACCINE UPDATE
For updates on the national vaccine programme, click here.

Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to the following preventative measures helps to limit your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19:

  • Getting vaccinated for COVID-19
  • Wearing your mask properly to cover your nose
  • Opting to gather in ventilated spaces
  • Avoid unnecessary gatherings
  • Keeping a social distance of one meter or more
  • Washing your hands regularly in the day with soap and water

For more information on COVID-19, click here.

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